| Rwanda at the Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | RWA |
| CGA | Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| Website | olympicrwanda |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Rwanda competed in the Commonwealth Games for the first time at the 2010 Games in Delhi, India.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 2018 Gold Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 2022 Birmingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rwanda is unranked on the all-time medal tally of the Commonwealth Games, having never won a medal. [1]
Rwanda joined the Commonwealth of Nations in November 2009 [2] and gained membership to the Commonwealth Games Federation shortly afterwards. [3]
The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which mostly consists of territories of the former British Empire. The event was first held in 1930 and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, has successively run every four years since. The event was called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events, and four years later they became the first global multi-sport event to have more events for women than men.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.
Scotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales. The Commonwealth Games is the only major multi-sport event in which Scottish athletes and teams compete as Scotland; otherwise Scotland participates in multi-sport events as part of a Great Britain team.
Tanzania has competed in thirteen of the fourteen Commonwealth Games since 1966, following the formation of the country in 1964, missing only the 1986 Commonwealth Games. One of its predecessor states, Tanganyika, competed in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport had an equal number of events for male and female athletes.
South Africa has competed in all but eight of the 22 Commonwealth Games which have been held; from the original Games in 1930 to 1958, and then from 1994 onwards.
Nauru has competed in seven editions of the Commonwealth Games to date, beginning in 1990. This very small country, which had a population of just 9,872 at the time of the 2002 census, succeeded in winning at least one medals on each occasion, including at least one gold in their first four appearances.
The Kingdom of Tonga has been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1970. It has taken part in ten editions of the Commonwealth Games to date, beginning in 1974. Tonga's participation is under the responsibility of the Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee (TASANOC).
Papua New Guinea made its Commonwealth Games début in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. The country has competed in 15 editions of the Games, as of 2022
Samoa has competed in twelve of the twenty-one previous Commonwealth Games, from 1974 as Western Samoa, and from 1997 as Samoa.
Pakistan has competed in 14 of the 22 Commonwealth Games, from 1954. Its most successful games have been the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, where it was 4th in the overall rankings and won 8 Gold Medals. Its most successful event has been Wrestling, where it has won 42 medals, 21 of which have been Gold. It ranks 3rd overall in Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. Between 1972 and 1989 it did not participate in any of these Games as it had temporarily withdrawn from the Commonwealth.
Brunei or Brunei Darussalam in full has competed seven times in the Commonwealth Games to date, beginning in 1958.
Bermuda competed in the first 1930 Games and has competed in a total of seventeen of the twenty Commonwealth Games to date. Bermuda took part in the 1986 Games opening ceremony and in the opening day of competition before the Bermuda Olympic Association decided to formally withdraw.
Jersey has competed sixteen times in the Commonwealth Games to date, beginning in 1958.
Fiji have competed in all but three Commonwealth Games since 1938, missing only 1990, 1994 and 2010. For the first two of those games they were not members of the Commonwealth following the military coup and declaration of a republic in 1987, and for the third they were suspended. Fiji have won fourteen Commonwealth medals across six sports.
Kiribati have competed in five Commonwealth Games, making their debut in 1998 and attending every subsequent Games to date. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, David Katoatau won Kiribati's first medal, a gold, in men's weightlifting 105 kg.
New Zealand at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 224 competitors and 61 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Auckland, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was swimmer Anthony Mosse, and at the closing ceremony was cyclist Gary Anderson. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 58 medals, 17 of which were gold.
Shooting sports have been contested at the Commonwealth Games at every games since 1966 with the exception of the 1970 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Rwanda made its Commonwealth Games debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, from October 3 to October 14, 2010. Rwanda was admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations in November 2009, becoming the second member state of the Commonwealth that has no colonial or constitutional links with the United Kingdom.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August 2022. It was the third and seventh time England and the United Kingdom hosted the Commonwealth Games, respectively.
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